Health Information Systems I

Code:

IM04

Acronym:

SISI_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medical Informatics

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Health Information and Decision Sciences Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Programme in Medical Informatics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	32	Mestrado em Informática Médica_11	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Introduction to health information systems, focussed on the role of several actors and on the aims of such systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge:

• Main types of Health Information Systems (HIS);


• Phases of the development of HIS;


• Compoenents of patient records;


• Current trends in the development of such systems;


• Standards for interoperability.

Skills:

• To identify the main issues and constraints in the implementation of HIS;


• To plan HIS oriented to health services aims;


• To design UML diagrams on health processes;


• To define HIS requirements.

Working method

Presencial

Program

• How can computers help healthcare;


• Identify and analyse the need of HIS;


• Development and implementation of HIS;


• Integration of HIS;


• Medical Ontologies;


• Data communication standards;


• Barriers in data collection;


• Current trends in HIS development;


• Main difficulties in HIS.

Mandatory literature

Shortliffe E, Cimino J; Biomedical Informatics - Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine, Springer, 2006
H. Pardes , Harold P. Lehmann , Patricia A. Abbott , Nancy K. Roderer , Adam Rothschild , Steven F. Mandell , Jorge A. Ferrer , Robert E. Miller , Marion J. Ball.; Aspects of Electronic Health Record Systems, Springer, 2006
Louise L. Liang; Connected for Health: Using Electronic Health Records to Transform Care Delivery, Pfeiffer, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

Vários autores; Sistemas de Informação na Saúde - Perspectivas e desafios em Portugal, Edições Sílabo, 2012. ISBN: 9789726186571

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching methods:

Lectures with presentation and discussion of topics, group exercises and individual interpretation

Research project in group with the presentation of a final scientific paper

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam (10 points)

Scientic paper (10 points)